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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
BRIEF MENTION.

The discharge of five train crews and en-
ployment of non-union men by the Reading
railroad, at Port Richmond, Pa, has caused
a general strike on the road
The two letter carriers Of New Brunswick,
N. j., made an effort to break up the mali
delivery system.
j. NJ. Wright, of Louisville, has been ap-
pointed marshal of the United States SUI
preme court.
A hanging lamp fell in the house of Will
lam NJ. Eaken, Brookfield, O., burning Mrs
Eaken, three children and their father. who
came to their rescue.
Bloody clothing and slungshot were
found in freight car which arrived at New
York from st. Louis.
Mr.. Patrick F. Sheedy, formerly John l..
Sulivans hacker, publishes letter apollo
giving to Jake Kilrain for having said hard
things about him. Mr.. Sheedy also gives
an interview about the recent prize fight and
about Sullivan and Dempsey.
John B. A. Rogers, former wealthy
Brooklyn man, was deposited by car drivers
in a hallway unconscious and removed to n
police station, where he died.
Six of the Chester, S. c., regulators we're
recognized by girl whom they had whipped
and were held for trial
An old man died of heart disease in New
York and his imbecile wife was found dying
from starvation beside his corpse.
There is no news yet of the big raft.
The Austrian reichsrath will reassemble on
Jan. %.
Miss Triphenia Bevens of Danbury, Conn,
died aged nearly l02 years
At Aix-la-Chapelle yesterday 5000 persons
went in procession to Il neighboring shrine
and prayed for the recovery of the Crown
Prince.
William j. Powers, conductor on the
Reading railroad, stepped Off a car while in
motion and fell across the tracks. He was
cut in two
The Toronto Choral society has arranged
to hold gigantic musical festival about
June, 1889. Either the Thomas or Boston
symphony orchestra is to be engaged
George Williams, colored, was hanged at
Birmingham, Ala, for the murder Of a fell
low convict. When asked if he had any
thing to say he answered: "Im ready. Let
Ter go.n
OF 1000 cases Of typhoid fever in Pitts
burg during he past three months, 100
were on the south side, where the water has
been found to be dangerously contaminated
with disease germs.
Mrs. Sarah NJ Brewer, Of East Meadow.
L. l., is still alive The examination as to
how she met her injuries is still proceeding.
In the Goldman will case, Boston, the Jury
agreed that the first will was broken and
thst Mr. Goldman was insane
.Ha.a=
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
Panic in n Collar Shop.

TROY, N. Y, Dec. 23.-There was panic
in the collar shop of George b. Cluett
Brothers & Co. this forenoon. A washing
cylinder containing hot water and steam
had exploded in the wash room of the laun-
dry. Shafting was broken and other
damage done to the amount of several hun
dred dollars. Nearly u thousand operatives,
mostly females, hurried out of the building.
but soon returned to work again. Thomas
Robb, the only person injured, was stand.
ing near the washer when it exploded and
was scalded, but it is believed he will re-
covar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
Smallest in the Union.

JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Dec. 4.-Adjoin-
ing this city is GAINESVILLE, an ancient town
chartered by Virginia. 1t has a peculiar
government 1t is believed to be ne part OF
Indiana, but rather an Independent district.
1t contains 1000 acres and its population is
several thousand. The people there are in
dignant at the encroachments of the state,
which has built prison within its corpora
ton and closed a number OF streets A
movement is on foot to organize, send del
egate to Washington and demand recogni-
tion as a territory. The district would be
the smallest in the Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

DANIEL MANNING. Fryer.
One of the attendants was Frederick X.
Moore, the faithful colored boy who has
been with Mr. Manning since he entered
the treasury department, and who was
with the late Judge Folger in a similar
capacity of body servant. Moore was
one of those who bore the body Of Judge
Folger to the grave, and it has been ar
ranged that he shall perform the same last
service in behalf of Mr.. Manning, to
whom he was warmly attached. Mr.
Manning's mental faculties remained
bright for the past few days and
nearly to the hour of his death his hearing
faculties were intact, and he could under
stand what was going on. At noon the
end began to appear and all we're
prepared. He had received holy COM
munion at the hands of the Rev. DR..
j. Livingston Reese, rector of St Pau's Epis-
copal church. several times since the hand
of death appeared, and the clergyman was
at his bedside this morning Offering prayer
and consolation.
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DID IT HIMSELF.
Cut or His Own Feet and Saved His
Life,

CHICAGO, Dec. PA special from Wash
ington to The News says One of the
strongest applications for an increased pen
sion that has ever been presented to congress
comes from j. w. January, of Minonk, Ills.
He says he is 40 years DID, and in the fall of
1862 joined the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry,
being captured in Stoneman's raid in July
1864. He was kept in Andersonville for a
while and then removed to Charleston, S. c.. g,
where about Feb d. 1865, he was stricken
with swamp fever.
He proceeds: 81 soon learned from the
surgeon, after hasty examination, that
was victim of scurvy and gangrene and
was removed to the gangrene hospital. My
feet and ankles above the joints presented a
livid, lifeless appearance, and the flesh began
to slough off. The surgeon, with a brutal
oath, said would soon die. But | was de-
termined to live, and begged him to cut my
feet off, telling him if he would could live
HE still refused, and believing that my
life depended on the removal of my feet, |
secured an old pocket knife Il have it now in
my possession, and cutting through the de-
caying flesh and severing tho temdons, the
feet were soon unjointed, leaving the bones
protruding without covering of flesh for
five inches.
cat the close of tho war | WAS taken by
the Confedcrates to our lines at Wilmington,
N. c., in April 1865, and when weighed |
had been reduced from 16j pounds my
weight when captured) to forty pounds.
Every one of the Union surgeons who saw
me then said | could not live; but, contrary
to this belief | did and improved.
six weeks after being released while on
boat en- route to New York, the bones of
my right limb broke Off at the ends of the
flesh. Six weeks later, while in the hospital
on David's Island, those of my left had be-
come necrosed and broke of similarly. One
year after my release was just able to sit
up, and was discharged.
Twelve years after my release my limbs
had healed over, and, strange to relate, no
amputation had ever been performed upon
them save the one | performed in prison.
There is no record of any case in tho world
similar to mine.
"My family consists of my aged parents,
my wife, three sons AMI three daughters
and yours, j. w. JANUARY
Mr.. January accompanies his petition with
two photographs, one of which shows him as
he appeared after his release from prison
and the other as he is at present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec 24,-Advices received
by the railway department here last night
report "a tremendous snowslide near Donald.
on the line of the Canadian Pacific in the
Rockies, near the vicinity of the recent land
slides 1t appears that while workmen We're
clearing away the debris another avalanche
came down upon them, and all sought safety
but two Firms, who were not quick enough
in jumping from the snowslide. One Of them
broke his neck, and the other was caught in
the edge of the drift and had leg broken
and was terribly crushed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

CLEVELAND, o, Dec. "A The Rev. Dr.
Hildreth was exonerated yesterday by the
ministerial commission from the charges Of
immortality preferred against him by the
Rev. Dr. Pope. On some OF the specihca-
tions the vote was unanimous On one it
stood eight for acquttal to one guilty; on
another seven to two, and on the spechca-
ton Of having been seen in compromising
situation it was six to three The general
verdict was aCquittal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

NEW YORK, d, c. "a DR.. Elson, of the
health bureau, has examined the Internal
machine sent to Lieut.. May as Christmas
present last night and pronounced it one of
the most diabolical conrivances he has ever
seen. In it was a vial of nitric acid, which,
when exploded by the powder in the box,
would have SCARED whoever was handling
the machine and probably totally blinded
him. The police are searching for the boy
who delivered the box.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
Dissatisfied knights of Labor.

DETROIT, Dec. 4-So great has grown the
dissatisfaction among the Knights of Labor
that fifteen local assemblies have detached
themselves from District Assembly No so
and will form trade organizations. The as
sembles which secede are the BARRIERS, book
binders and rulers, bootmakers, candy
makers, cracker bakers, machinists and
blacksmiths, molders, painters, ship carpen-
tiers, shoe cutters, shoemakers, shoe opera
tors, street car employees and trunk makers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
DEATH OF MR.. MANNING.
HE DIES PEACEFULLY IN THE
PRESENCE or HIS FAMILY.
He Was Conscious to the Last-The Fu.
neral VIII Probably Take Place
on Tuesday-Sketch of MIR.
Manning's Life.

ALBANY, Dec. 24.-Ex- Secretary Of the
Treasury Daniel Manning died at :32 o'clock
this afternoon at the residence of his son,
James II. Manning, on Lancaster street.
Death came very peacefully. Since early
morning the spark of life gradually fickered
until he light was out and tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

BROOKLYN, Dec. A.-John Lillav, who
recovered a verdict in the Kings county SUI
preme court of $35, 900 against the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad
company for the loss of his legs by being
run over in the Grand Central depot in Oc-
tober, 1880, has had the verdict affirmed by
the court of appeals, to which the case was
carried by the company The injured man
was in the employ of the company, and the
car which ran over him had defective
brake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
The TrnnhIe All Over.

TAHLEQUAH, l. T., Dec. a The squabble
over the election of chief of the Cher okee
nation is at an end Yesterday the leaders
of both parties met and the council counted
the votes, The footing showed Mr.. Mayes tc
have a majority of 133. The opposition ac-
cepted the result phllosophically, and the
oath of office was accordingly administered
to Mr.. Mayes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
Sold whisky Forty Times.

WICHITA Kan, Dec. 24-George Harris,
president of the city council, was yesterday
arrested under an indictment containing
forty counts for selling whisky. If found
guilty on each count he will be sentenced TO
three years imprisonment and be fined
"a nOn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

TUsCoLA, Ills, Dec. 24-Mrs. Angus Ia
Helmboldt, the wife of prominent farmer
living five miles northeast of Newman, be-
came engaged in fight with knives with
her servant girl Thursday morning and both
are reported fatally injured. Jealousy on
the part of the wife, it is said, led to the
affair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

New York, Dec. 24.-The tugboat George
w. Dentz broke her shaft last night while
off Sandy Hook, and was sunk by water
pouring into the breach made by the break
Ing shaft. The crew of six were saved by
the pilot boat James Gordon Bennett They
had narrow escape from drowning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

SHELBY, o., Dec. 2i.-Two fast trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad collided
near Spring Mills yesterday, while running
Mt the rate of a mile minute. Both engines
were demolished, but not 4 single passenger
was hurt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30

life done. He died
in the presence of
his family, those
around his bedside
being Mrs. Daniel
Manning, Mr.. and
NJ RS. j a m . S H.
Manning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick G.
NJ a n ming, Mrs.
John +. Delehanty.
Nj is g NJ airy E.
4 NJ a n IL in g, NJ +.
William J. Fryer
and Mr.. Robert i.
Erypr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22
AGREED TO BY THE SENATE.
The Holiday Adjournment Resolution
Passes-Committees In the House.

The Holiday Adjournment Resolution
Passes Committees In the House.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec IA resolu-
ton was adopted by the senate Wednesday
instructing the elections committee to con-
slider the question Of the adoption OF a com
mon form Of credentials of senators for the
guidance OF state governors. The postoffice
committee was instructed to inquire into
the subject OF reducing letter postage to /
cent. A bill to appoint q scientist, whose
speciality is fish, at the head of the fish com.
mission, at salary Of q. 900 per annum, was
passed The house resolution for adjourn
ment for the holiday recess Thursday was
adopted after rather animated debate. The
Blair educational bill bill was then taken up
as unfinished business, and after an executive
session the senate ad journsd.
Randall reported to the house from the
rules committee, recommending the adoption
Of the old rules with the addition of the fol-
lowing committees, each containing thirteen
members: On merchant marine and fisheries
tstandingl select committess-on civil serv-
ice; election Of president, vice president and
representatives; Indian depreciation claims;
and alcoholic liquor traffic this last eleven
members. McCreary wanted to amend the
report 30 as to require the appropriation bills
to be reported within sixty days during the
long session and forty days during the short
session, but Randall said the COMMITTEES was
considering the subject The report was
then adopted and the house, after adopting
resolutions of regret at the death of Repre-
ssntativs-elect Kane, Of New York, ad-
journsd as further mark of respect
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

range it was intensely cold In western Color
ado, the mercury at several points reaching
IS and 40 degrees below zero, aud the high al
titudes made some astonishing records Tues
day night The Rio Grande road
reports some of the most bitter
weather ever recorded. At Cum
Dress, on the southern line OF the state,
at an altitude of $3.50 feet there are three
feet Of snow and the mercury was 80 degrees
below zero
Silverton records 20 below, Leadville 20,
Glenwood Springs ID. Jerome Park IS, while
at Robinson, at an altitude of about Il, 600
feet, the mercury frozs and spirit thermome-
ters recorded 81 below. The cold is so in
tense at the latter point that the people fear
to venture away from their houses
CHICAGO, Dec 22.-Reports Wednesday
night from st. Paul. Milwaukee. Racine. and
other points in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri and Illinois state that heavy bliz-
zard was raging, with snow interfering with
the trains. The worst reports in this latter
regard were from Dakota and Minnesota,
where freights were generally at standstill
and passenger traffic going very slowly.
The cold snap is causing much suffering at
many points in the west, where the supply
OF fuel is almost exhausted, and several
deaths by freezing have been reported in
Kansas and elsewhere
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

THE supreme court has decided that
the title OF the Colorado Coal and Iron
company to 10000 acres OF public land
in Las Animas county. Colorado. for
which the government received Sl2 ,0O0
and the company mortgaged for 50. 500, :
900, cannot be assailed. A federal Judge
had decided that the company's title was
void because the grant was made to ficti
tlous owners, but the supreme court
ruled that the title had passed in legal
form and was unassailable. This case,
which is one of many, and merely SAM
pie of system, must raise one or two
inquiries in the minds of thoughtful
readers. Can mineral lands be sold like
agricultural lands without due appraisal
of the valIe Of its deposits in the price
fixed, Can a sale evidently so tainted
with fraud. ab ono, be Justly held as bar
TO reclamation And, if so. is the gov
eminent to allow the 1ascals in Office who
consummated the fraud in collision with
spectators snap their fingers at the law,
and 60 scot free with their share of the
booty as secure as the title to the land
stolenf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

ST. IGNAcE. Mich, Dec. 22.-John Be-
mott in returning to his home at Lake Mp
pissing recently. found the lake partially
covered with ice, but had an ak in his canoe
and with it chopped a channel for the boat,
making fair progress until the tool slipped
from his hand into the water. 1t was very
cold, and realizing that it meant death
to stay where he was he crawled
upon the ice and tried to make his
way over it to the shore. 1t broke with him,
hover, and he was obliged to swim, but he
persevered and had come within twenty feet
of the shore when his strength gave out.
His wife. who had come down to meet him,
boldly ventured out and succeeded in pulling
him upon the ice, but she could not carry
him and he died in the presence of the horri-
fed woman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

HERE is nut which We want cracked
on the spot by the humbngs, including
Blaine and such men, who argue for the
abolition of the tobacco tax because it is
oppressive. as they say, 10 producers.
Half the leaf>tobacco crop is consumed
in the United States, and in manufac-
tured form pays the revenue taxes. This
tobacco is selling at $40 to S35 per 100
pounds. The other half is exported
without paying cent of taxes, and this
part of the crop is selling at IS to IS. Sc
per 100 pounds except certain specialties
in small supply, but none even OF these
sell half as high as the other class. AL OF
which is consumed at home. Put up
your reasons, now, you hypocrites, OF
shut uD
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22
COMPLAINTS OF THE WOOL MN.
They Lay Their Troubles on the Foreigut
-R,,es FdE rransacti,. ru.;,es.

They Lay Their Troubles on the foreigner
Rules Fdf Transactiug business.
NEW York, Dec. % -Repressntatives of
the principal wooden and worstsd manufact-
urers of the United States met Wednesday
morning at GA White street to discuss ques-
lions pertinent to their business and to cor
rect certain abuses that have crept in, prin-
cipally those connected with the credit and
discount system Thomas Doian, of Phila-
delphia was chosen chairman. and A. j. Le-
land secretary After lrief address by
Mr.. Dolan, the following rules were adopted:
All bills to date from the delivery for Of goods,
and to be either six months straight or with dis
count Of 1 per cent per month for shorter time.
All bills 10 be sett ed at tine end of 20 days
either by cash or by rates to be charged for.
Reference samples only to b. given to pur-
chasers. An other samples TO be charged for
Commission houses to be requested To print
these rules upon their bilhheais and To esdeayor
in good faith to live up to them.
In the course of the discussion it was
stated that the agents of foreign manufact.
urers were the cause of the trouble and they
could not be bound by the above rules 1t
was charged that these foreign manufact-
urers were prolific of devices to defraud the
government of its customs duty and were
thereby enabled to sell at low prices which
was almost death to the Americans in the
business
A subscription was taken up-and SIC. coo
subscribed at once-to employ agents at the
principal custom houses to keep the wool
men posted as to importations and to watch
and detect evasions of the tariff laws. Thir-
ty-six firms agreed to contribute to this fund
for three years. The organization adopted
the name Association of Wooden and Worsted
Manufacturers and Commission Houses"
The date when the rules are to go into eff
feet was left to a committee to report in
| thirty days, and the meeting adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

NRw YORK, Dec. 2a-In tracing the
forgery by which s4, 900 worth Of goods
were obtained from the custom house
stores, the detectives claim to have discov-
cred conspiracy involving number of
custom house clerks and outsiders to rob the
government. The names of the clerks are
not yet made public. The outsiders are
George Williams, alias Wilkinson. Michael
O'Brien and Roberts, the famous Erie bond
forger. These men rented lonely house in
Hoboken, and after gaining possession Of
the goods took them there Inspector Byrnes'
men arrested O'Brien, Williams and Roberts
a few days ago and found part of the goods
in the Hoboken house. They found the rest
of the goods i'll Williams house in New
York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22
CONDENSED NEWS.

The business portion Of the town of o.
well, Indiana, was destroyed by fire Tues
day.
Major W. W. Van Antwerp, postmaster at
jackson, Michigan, died at his residence in
that city Wednesday morning
In the senate Wednesday bill was passed
providing for the appointment by the presi-
dent Of fish commits rioner at a salary of
1000.
The authorities Of Montana are about to
remove the quarantine against Illinois, ex-
cepting only the scheduled district in Cook
county.
Work was begun Wednesday on the inter-
national bridge which is to span the Rio
Grande between Eagle Pass, Texas, and
Pisdras Negras, Mexico.
Secretary Whitney has ordered naval
vessel to be sent after the big Nova Scotia
raft which was lost In a storm recently, and
which is supposed to be adrift in the track of
European steamers.
Tho incorporating attitude of the flint
glass manufacturers at their meeting in
Pittsburg Wednesday will lead, it is thought,
to protracted struggle between them and
their striking employees.
During the coming session of the Dominion
parliament the subject Of commercial union
with the United States will be introduced in
the house of commona 1t is thought that it
will have a very respectable support in the
Liberal party.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

LONDON, Dec - The mammoth steam
ship Great Easter. has been sold for GIG, 500
and it will cost Els 900 more to break her up
for sale as old metal, which is the intention
Of her purchasers 1t is undoubtedly the
case that every person among the large num-
Der who have been from time to time inter-
ested in the ownership of this unwieldly
craft has lost money, and it remains to be
seen whether the parties who discover moth
ing more useful or valuable in her than the
quantity OF junk her reduction to heaps Of
scrap metal will supply will be more fortu-
nate in their investment than the others
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-22

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 22-Superintend-
ent Bell, OF the foreign mail office, postoff1cs
department, has received letter from Fl. A.
Newton, of Yale college, stating that the
college officers propose to ask congress to
place on the free list every book the greater
part Of which is in foreign language or In
languages other than English; also book
published by foreign governments, by
learned societies, by literary societies, or by
the aid of any Of these bodies, and also COM
pleted volumes Of periodicals. These classes
Of books are now prohibited from free entry.